Who is Dayani Cristal?

When a team of American investigators encounter an anonymous body along the Mexican border, they uncover the deadly realities of immigration. The film is shot in a journalistic documentary format and intercut with a dramatic reconstruction of the migrant’s life as portrayed by Gael Garcia Bernal.

Through a novel combination of investigation and quasi-reenactment, Marc Silver and Gael Garcia Bernal have found a haunting way of telling their story that respects its particulars while illuminating the ways in which the story is far too common. It should be required viewing for anyone involved in making or enforcing border policy.—The Hollywood Reporter

Gael García Bernal, Producer

Gael Garcia Bernal is an acclaimed actor and activist. His credits include Babel, Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mamá También and No. In addition to acting, Gael García Bernal is a producer and director. He founded the production company Canana to further Mexican Cinema and to insure that Mexican independent films can find local audiences as well.

Marc Silver, Director

Marc Silver is a filmmaker and creative director. He has collaborated with artists including Nitin Sawhney, Michael Nyman and Cirque Du Soleil. Recently, he partnered with Amnesty International to make four short films documenting the horrors of a migrants’ journey through Mexico along with a campaign to inspire viewers to take action.